1982 Austrian Grand Prix

1982 Austrian Grand Prix
Race 13 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship
The Österreichring (last modified in 1977)
The Österreichring (last modified in 1977)
Race details
Date 15 August 1982
Official name XX Holiday Großer Preis von Österreich
Location Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.942 km (3.692 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 314.926 km (195.686 miles)
Weather Sunny, hot
Pole position
Driver Brabham-BMW
Time 1:27.612
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW
Time 1:33.699 on lap 5
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Williams-Ford
Third Ligier-Matra
Lap leaders

The 1982 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 15 August 1982. It was the thirteenth race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship.

The 53-lap race was won by Italian driver Elio de Angelis, driving a Lotus-Ford. De Angelis held off Finland's Keke Rosberg in the Williams-Ford to win by just 0.05 seconds, or less than half a car length, claiming the first victory for Lotus since the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix and the last in the lifetime of team founder Colin Chapman, who died at the end of 1982. Frenchman Jacques Laffite finished third in a Ligier-Matra, one lap behind.